A.C. Orestias

Greek volleyball club

A.C. Orestias

Full name| Athletic Club of Orestias
Founded| 1970
Ground| Nikos Samaras Indoor Hall
(Capacity: 2,500)
League| Beta Ethniki
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A.C. Orestias (full name Athletic Club of Orestias/ Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Ορεστιάδας) is a Greek volleyball club based in Orestias. It was founded in 1970 and it has important presence in the Greek volleyball championship. Orestias was the finalist of the championship at three times and one time the finalist of the Greek cup. Nevertheless the most important moment was the presence of the club in the final of the CEV Challenge Cup, in 1995.

## History

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A.C. Orestias was founded in 1970.[1] The first presence in the A1 Ethniki championship was in 1984.[2] Since 1989, Orestias was one of the most powerful teams in the championship.[1][3] At those years Orestias had notable players such as Nikos Samaras and Theodoros Baev. The club played three times in the finals of the championship and one time in the final of the cup.[2] In 1995, Orestias reached to the final of the CEV Challenge Cup but was defeated by Pallavolo Parma.[1][2][3] The decline of Orestias started with the relegation in 2007. Orestias remained seven years in the lower division. In 2014 the club returned to the highest level[2][3] again. In 2017 and 2018, the club relegated in back to back years and is now competing in Beta Ethinki.

Season  | Division  | Place  | Notes

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1990-91 | A1 Ethniki | 4th |
1991-92 | A1 Ethniki | 5th |
1992-93 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Greek Cup runner-up
1993-94 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | 4th place in CEV Cup
1994-95 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Challenge Cup runner-up
1995-96 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | 4th place in Challenge Cup
1996-97 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd |
1997-98 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd |
1998-99 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd |
1999-00 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | 4th place in Challenge Cup
2000-01 | A1 Ethniki | 4th |
2001-02 | A1 Ethniki | 4th |
2002-03 | A1 Ethniki | 9th |
2003-04 | A1 Ethniki | 6th |
2004-05 | A1 Ethniki | 9th |
2005-06 | A1 Ethniki | 8th |
2006-07 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | Relegated to A2 Ethniki
2007-08 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd |
2008-09 | A2 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to Beta Ethniki
2009-10 | Beta Ethniki | 3rd |
2010-11 | Beta Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A2 Ethniki
2011-12 | A2 Ethniki | 5th |
2012-13 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd |
2013-14 | A2 Ethniki | 2nd | Promoted to A1 Ethniki
2014-15 | A1 Ethniki | 8th |
2015-16 | A1 Ethniki | 9th |
2016-17 | A1 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to A2 Ethniki
2017-18 | A2 Ethniki | 8th | Relegated to Beta Ethniki
2018-19 | Beta Ethniki | 5th |

## Honours

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* CEV Challenge Cup
* Finalist (1): 1995
* Greek Championship
* Finalist (3): 1992, 1997, 1998
* Greek Volleyball Cup
* Finalist (1): 1993

Youth Departments

* Young Men
* 6 Greek Championships:1988,1991,1992, 1993,1995,1996
* Cadets
* 5 Greek Championships:1989,1991,1992, 1993,2000

## References

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1. ^ a b c "history". aoo.gr. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
2. ^ a b c d "AC Orestias". volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
3. ^ a b c "Ο θρύλος της Ορεστιάδας". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

## External links

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* Official page

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